Atomizer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0188.005

MANUFACTURER: Air-Shields Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 5
Total Parts: 17
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic body; rubber O-rings

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 8.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 2.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Air Shields
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Hatboro

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. This device was patented in Canada.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Trademark for a device that provides cool humidification with the administration of oxygen or of compressed air. The Croupette consists of a nebulizer with attached tubing that connects with a canopy to enclose the patient and contain the humidifying mist. The patient's environment may be cooled by using a Croupette with its own refrigeration unit. This device is most often used with pediatric patients to relieve hypoxia and liquefy secretions.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey plastic with black rubber O-rings
Decoration: N/A

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Air-Shields Inc., Atomizer, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2014.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0188.005/

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